NHTSA Complaint #11465370 — 2020 TESLA MODEL 3

UNKNOWN OR OTHER issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11465370
Vehicle 2020 TESLA MODEL 3
Component UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage N/A miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State TN

Consumer Description

When using the adaptive cruise control phantom breaking occurs. This is extremely dangerous because at times cruise is set to 60-75 mph and car will randomly hard brake. If someone was following me this could definitely cause an accident. It’s also so abrupt that it jolts your body forward. I have not taken the car to any service center to reproduce. There are no warnings, no indications of anything visually on the screen that the car would see to cause the breaking. There is also one spot on my route it consistently does this on. This issue has been occurring since early 2021. I take the same route daily for school drop off purposes. It’s a 45mi trip one way. The issue will consistently occur at least twice one way on the trip if I’m using the adaptive cruise system. I do not use auto pilot only the cruise.

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